There's a lot of news to keep track of this World Cup. We're here to help, starting with a World Cup Eve crazier than any in recent memory. As far as Days Before The World Cup go, Wednesday was about as eventful as they come. The big news was the the U.S., Mexico and Canada...
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MOSCOW - The Latest on the opening day of the World Cup :
2:11 p.m.
The French football federation says it has set up houses for its supporters who traveled to Russia to back Les Bleus.
Dubbed the "Casas Bleues," for blue houses, they will be set up in the cities where France plays its group games, in Kazan, Yekaterinburg and Moscow.
The French federation says animations will be organized ahead and after the matches for the fans, who will also be provided with transportation services to the stadiums.
1:17 p.m.
Russian women and visiting World Cup fans: be fruitful and multiply.Read more ...

Muslim athletes competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow are ending a month of fasting just in time for the tournament to kick off. Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, begins on Thursday at sunset and goes into the next evening. Nations with large Muslim populations such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran and Morocco will all have teams participating in the cup, and their players been training through the holy month of fasting.Read more ...

MOSCOW - Some workers in Moscow will mark the start of the World Cup with a day off in a push to ease the Russian capital's notorious traffic jams.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin appealed last week to companies to give their staff time off "so they don't end up in jams and there aren't transport problems." Those going to work are urged to use public transport.
While it's been far from universally accepted, some bosses have agreed to let their staff work from home or take the day off altogether.
Widespread road closures are expected ahead of the Russia-Saudi Arabia kickoff at 6 p.m., the height of...Read more ...

MOSCOW - The Latest on the opening day of the World Cup :
1:17 p.m.
Russian women and visiting World Cup fans: be fruitful and multiply.
After a Russian lawmaker caused a backlash on social media by advising Russian women against getting involved with foreign soccer fans, her colleague is urging love and procreation during the championship.
The state news agency Tass is quoting parliament member Mikhail Degtyaryov as saying on Thursday that "the more love stories we have connected to the world championship, the more people from different countries fall in love, the more children are born...Read more ...